University of Wisconsin–Madison
Curious about the Peace Corps? Perhaps you’ve read that the University of Wisconsin–Madison has produced nearly 3,200 Peace Corps Volunteers since 1961. And with 68 Badger alumni currently serving overseas, UW–Madison ranks second on the annual list of top-producing universities and colleges. Peace Corps Week – Monday, Feb. 29 through Friday, March 4 – offers …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has received $90,000 to support a pre-college program designed to introduce high school students from low-income and minority communities to Russian language and culture. The 2016 STARTALK award to UW–Madison’s Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) and Department of Slavic Languages and Literature provides support for the Pushkin …
Rita Argus recalls hearing her professors at the University of Wisconsin–Madison talk about the Wisconsin Idea, “the thought that what we are learning in the classroom should be applicable to real-world situations.” “I think this has conditioned me to better apply what I learned to help with problems and challenges I am encountering here,” says …
The Fulbright US Student Program 2017-18 competition will open on Thursday, March 31. See new application and country program information. Erin Crawley, the campus Fulbright program advisor, will hold an information session for students interested in learning more about the Fulbright US student program and the campus competition process. MA and PhD level research can …
Fulbright US Student 2017-18 competition opens March 31, 2016. If you are an undergraduate interested in pursuing a project abroad after you graduate, this session is for you. If you will be graduating in December 2016 or May 2017, it is not too early to begin preparing for Fulbright application deadlines in the fall (early …
Twenty-five of Africa’s emerging leaders in public management are coming to the University of Wisconsin–Madison in June for a six-week academic and leadership institute, through a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. UW–Madison is among 36 universities selected as hosts for the Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of President Obama’s Young African …
There will be a webinar hosted by CIES on “How to find a Core Fulbright US Scholar Award” on Wednesday February 17 2:00-3:00 EST. Register online.
Core Fulbright Scholar Program The competition for the 2017-18 academic year is open. The core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program provides approximately 800 teaching and/or research grants to U.S. faculty and experienced professionals in a wide variety of academic and professional fields. – See more on the Fulbright US website. The application deadline for the Core …
The Changing Middle East, The Road to a Clean Energy Society, and Biodiversity Conservation in Developing Countries are the Spring 2016 topics for the Global Hot Spots Lecture Series, which features thought-provoking discussions about what’s happening in the world with faculty experts at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Global Hot Spots talks are held on Fridays, …
The application submission deadline for the Bonn/UW–Madison graduate fellowship competition is 4:00 PM Wednesday, March 2, 2016 See specific submission instructions and information about the award and competition. Applicants should be enrolled in a doctoral program at UW–Madison; applicants do not have to be US citizens. Preference will be given to dissertators; however, graduate students …